Jennifer Fox's critically acclaimed film "The Tale" now streaming on Hotstar

The Tale, a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, narrates the story about Fox's own childhood sexual abuse and how it affects her later relationships. Starring Laura Dern in the lead role, The Tale premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The HBO film co-stars Ellen Burstyn, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabelle Nélisse, Common, Frances Conroy, and John Heard.

Coming out to global critical acclaim and rave reviews globally, The Tale is now available in India, exclusively on Hotstar. On the heels of the #MeToo and #Timesup movements, this story of childhood trauma and sexual abuse is a deep, personal look at a woman coming to terms with her past, and the lengths to which we go in an attempt to rebuild our lives.

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Murtaza Ali Khan is an independent film critic / journalist based out of New Delhi, India. He has been writing on cinema for over seven years. He runs the award-winning entertainment blog A Potpourri of Vestiges. He is also the Films Editor at the New York City-based publication Cafe Dissensus and regularly contributes to The Hindu and The Sunday Guardian. He was previously a columnist at Huff Post. He has also contributed to publications like DailyO, Newslaundry, The Quint, Dear Cinema, Desimartini and Jamuura Blog. He regularly appears as a guest panelist on the various television channels and is also associated with radio.